Sarawak Calendar 2025: Public Holiday and School Holiday Dates

The following are school holidays and public holidays in Sarawak based on the 2025 calendar. Find out the dates of term holidays, year-end holidays and public holidays in Sarawak based on announcements from the cabinet and the Ministry of Education.

Please make sure you check the Sarawak 2025 holiday calendar dates listed on this page from time to time in case there are any latest amendments / updates to the MOE Calendar or government general holidays.

Sarawak Holiday Calendar 2025 – List of Public Holidays & School Holidays

The following are public holidays & school holidays based on the 2025 calendar in Sarawak which displays Federal and State public holidays.

January 2025

• January 1 – New Year (All States except Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis & Terengganu)
• January 29 – Chinese New Year (All States)
• January 30 – Chinese New Year Day 2 (All States)

March 2025

• March 31 – Eid al-Fitr (All States)

April 2025

• April 1 – Hari Raya Aidilfitri Day 2 (All States)
• April 18 – Good Friday (Sabah & Sarawak)

May 2025

• May 1 – Workers' Day / Labor Day (All States)
• May 12 – Wesak Day (All States)

June 2025

• June 1 – Gawai Day (Sarawak)
• June 2 – Gawai Day 2 (Sarawak)
• June 7 – Eid al-Adha / Sacrifice (All States)
• June 27 – Awal Muharram (Maal Hijrah) (All States)

July 2025

• July 22 – Sarawak Independence Day (Sarawak)

August 2025

• August 31 – National Day / Merdeka (All States)

September 2025

• September 5 – Maulidur Rasul (All States)
• September 16 – Malaysia Day (All States)

October 2025

• October 11 – Birthday of the Governor of Sarawak (Sarawak)

December 2025

• December 25 – Christmas Day (All States)

Sarawak School Session Academic Calendar 2025/2026

The following is the Sarawak school academic calendar for the 2025/2026 session based on the Ministry of Education's announcement.

Group B

Sarawak School Holiday Holidays 2025/2026

• Group B: schools in the states of: Melaka, Johor, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Penang, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor, WP Kuala Lumpur, WP Labuan and WP Putrajaya.

Schedule of Federal and State Public Holidays in Sarawak

The following are public holidays & school holidays based on the Sarawak 2025 calendar which displays Federal and State public holidays in Sarawak.

Please make sure you check the holiday dates in Sarawak listed on this page from time to time in case there are any latest amendments/updates from the Federal or State government.

Date	Holiday	State
1 January (Wednesday)	New Year	All States except Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis & Terengganu
29 January (Wednesday)	Chinese New Year	All States
30 January (Thursday)	Chinese New Year Day 2	All States
31 March (Monday)	Hari Raya Aidilfitri	All States
1 April (Tuesday)	Hari Raya Aidilfitri Day 2	All States
18 April (Friday)	Good Friday	Sabah & Sarawak
1 May (Thursday)	Labour Day	All States
12 May (Monday)	Wesak Day	All States
1 June (Sunday)	Hari Gawai	Sarawak
2 June (Monday)	Hari Gawai Day 2	Sarawak
2 June (Monday)	Agong's Birthday	All States
7 June (Saturday)	Hari Raya Haji	All States
27 June (Friday)	Awal Muharram	All States
22 July (Tuesday)	Sarawak Day	Sarawak
31 August (Sunday)	Merdeka Day	All States
5 September (Friday)	Prophet Muhammad's Birthday	All States
16 September (Tuesday)	Malaysia Day	All States
11 October (Saturday)	Sarawak Governor's Birthday	Sarawak
25 December (Thursday)	Christmas	All States